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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, PETER NEFF, of Cincinnati, in the county oi' Hamilton, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Table-Knives; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear-,land exact description lthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to a combined blade and tang and a, movable bolster 0r collar, cach cut out of steel, and a slotted handle, all secured together by rivets, as hereinafter described. In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a knife embodying my improvements. i

I Figure 2 is a perspective view of the various parts in n. detached condition.

A represents the blade ofthe knife, which, with its tang B, is cut out of a. strip of cold steel by a suitable die and press. 'lhe tang is cut of the exact width to t the handle C, and'said tang is provided with apertures b 1)', through which the rivets D D/ are inserted, by which the tang is secured to the handle. After the tang has been cut, the blade A is forged into shape by means of a trip-hammer. E is the detachable bolster or collar, of steel or any other metal, and it is furnished with a rectangular or other nonecircular slot, e, of a suitable size and shape to receive the tang B. The bolster and its slot are cnt from a. cold piece of steel at a single operation, and therbolster may have such an ornamental form given to it as may be desired. The handle C hasl a kerf, c, extending about one-halt` of its length, into which the vtang B exactly fits. F F are the holes in the handle for the reception ofthe rivets I) D.

The di'erent parts ef the knife having been formed as above described, they are then connected together in the following manner: The bolster E is slipped yover the tang B until it strikes the shoulders a a of the blade A, and the tang is then inserted in the kort`- c, after which the rivets are placed in their appropriate holes, b b F F', and are then secured by the usual riveting process.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As an improvement inv table-knives, the combination of the blade A and tang B, cut out of a single piece of steel, and having shoulders a ft, the handle C having a slot or recess, c., and the slotted bolster E e, secured upon the tang B, between the shoulders a u. and the end of the handle, all as herein described.

In testimony of whichrinvention I hereunto set my hand.

PETER NEFF.

Witnesses:

Gno'. H. KNIGHT, JAMES H. LAYMAN. 

